Clark, The answer to your original question is 'yes'. With regard to FDR, see the following article in our RACF Tips newsletter.
https://www.rshconsulting.com/racftips/RSH_Consulting__RACF_Tips__January_2008.pdf Regards, Bob Robert S. Hansel Lead RACF Specialist RSH Consulting, Inc. 617-969-8211 www.linkedin.com/in/roberthansel www.twitter.com/RSH_RACF www.rshconsulting.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming RSH RACF Training - WebEx - RACF Audit & Compliance Roadmap - SEPT 23-27, 2019 - RACF Level I Administration - DEC 9-13, 2019 - RACF Level II Administration - NOV 18-22, 2019 - RACF Level III Admin, Audit, & Compliance - NOV 4-8, 2019 - RACF - Securing z/OS UNIX - SEPT 9-13, 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- Date: Tue, 7 May 2019 09:26:58 -0300 From: Clark Morris <cfmt...@uniserve.com> Subject: Can backup mechanisms be used to steal RACF database? was Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"? [Default] On 6 May 2019 20:10:27 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 00000047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >In most shops only 2 people have the required access to the RACF database. > Could someone use DF/DSS, DF/HSM, FDR or FDR/ABR to copy the database and then download the dump of the database? Clark Morris (snip) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN